Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Zachary, Louisiana

CaringScore for Zachary, LA

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Zachary was based on more than 50 factors in three key categories: health, cost, and livability. By compiling and analyzing this data, Caring.com is able to rate the quality of life you or a loved one might expect should you choose continuing care retirement communities in Zachary.

CaringScore can range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and provides a quick way to compare cities, counties, and even specific zip codes. With a CaringScore of 6, Zachary rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Zachary. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Zachary, LA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Zachary, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for continuing care retirement communities. The HealthScore for Zachary is based on the availability of healthcare resources, air and water quality, the overall health of the local population, and other key factors. With a HealthScore of 5.2, Zachary is on par with the national average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking continuing care retirement communities. At 282 physicians per capita, Zachary scores 27.9 percent better than the national average. Zachary trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 61.5 percent, with 0.5, and scores 37.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 26.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Zachary is 75.3 years -- 3.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Zachary -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 79.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Zachary's environmental health -- trails the national average by 76.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Zachary, LA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	282	220.5
Geriatricians	0.5	1.3
Cardiologists	9.3	7.7
Oncologists	4.7	3.5
Orthopedists	12.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Zachary, LA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Zachary, rates the cost of living for older adults on a scale of 1 (more expensive) to 10 (less expensive). It's specifically tailored to people looking for continuing care retirement communities. The CostScore for Zachary is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 6.6, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Zachary are generally less expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at continuing care retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Zachary. The entry fee or purchase price for an independent living community can range from $50,000 to $500,000 or more, and typically requires an additional monthly service fee of $1,000 to $3,000 on average. The cost of living indices below provide the best proxy for comparing costs of continuing care retirement communities in Zachary to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Zachary indexes at 8.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 12.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Zachary, LA
Aggregate Index	92
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	88
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	82
Transportation Index	90

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Zachary, LA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Zachary. On a scale of 1 (less livable) to 10 (more livable), it's a rating of the quality of life in a region, specifically tailored to those looking for continuing care retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Zachary is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.3, Zachary rates above average for continuing care retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for continuing care retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 216 days each year in Zachary, 5.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 41°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Zachary than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Zachary is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $61,491 per year, the population of Zachary earns a better than average median household income. Zachary has an unemployment rate of 8.00 percent, roughly 12.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.76 percent of the population in Zachary is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 10.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Zachary	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.1	136.1
Libraries	3.2	18.8
Places of Worship	52.8	220.5
Public Transit	22.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	122.7	97.7
Pharmacies	20.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65